Taib (fifth left) during his arrival to launch the Darul Hana Bridge last night. He was accompanied by Abang Johari (fourth right) and Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan (second right). – Photo by Muhammad Rais Sanusi
KUCHING: After launching and naming the new S-shaped pedestrian bridge as Darul Hana Bridge last night, the Yang di-Pertua Negeri Tun Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud now aspires to see a walkway be constructed from Jalan Satok to Grand Margherita Hotel.
He said this proposed walkway would enable both the local community and visitors to see for themselves what the city had to offer.
He hoped that the state administration under the able leadership of Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg would share his aspiration to erect the proposed walkway to offer an opportunity for the people to see the beautiful city of Kuching.
Taib said the Darul Hana Bridge had made the city complete, given that it served as the link to connect both sides of the Sarawak River.
“Without the bridge, we know that Kuching will not be complete because both sides of Kuching should enjoy together rather than enjoying from one side only,” he said before giving the new bridge a name and launching it at precisely 11.11pm.
Taib believed that the Darul Hana Bridge would give Kuching an identity that people could talk about.
“With this bridge, I hope that it will enable people even during the shortest stay in Kuching to see what we are by travelling both sides of Kuching,” he enthused.